Cadets win close battle over Cannoneers in a match-up of Colonial Council top teams.

(Game notes, play by play, & video highlights)

-La Salle jumped out to an early 7 point lead after a Seth LaForest three-pointer w/5:00 left in 1Q. Watervliet fought back to cut the deficit to 3 points at the end of the quarter (15-12) behind Messiah Mallory's 5 points.

-The Cadets went on 15-2 run in the last 5 minutes of the 2Q to turn a 4 point Watervliet lead into a 9 point halftime margin. Balanced team scoring and defense gave them the lead.

-La Salle’s Ian Duncan hit a three-pointer right out of the break to give the Cadets their largest lead of the game of 12 (35-23). The Cannoneers responded paced by JJ Chestnut who hit back to back baskets and tallied 13 points in the quarter to give Watervliet a 45-44 lead heading into the final period.

-The teams trade leads throughout most of the 4Q (10 total lead changes in the game). With 2:52 remaining in the game a Seth LaForest bucket gave La Salle the lead that they would never relinquish. Clutch free throw shooting by the Cadets extended the final margin to 63-57.